Sweatband for hats



25 19 Oct 27 E. M. POONS SWEATBAND FOR. HATS Filed Aug. 17. 1926INVENTOR M A??? MW ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 25, 1927.

EDWARD roonsfonnnw Yonmnfr; r

sWn rBAND Forena e Applicationfi'led August 1 7; 1926. Serial N0.129,8og a "invention relates to sweat" bands for P hats and has for'anobject to pr'ovidea band which is serviceable, tractive'. V

'lightin weight, and ate (Another object is to-pro'vide a sweat bandwhich is impervious tomoisture, and has hothhorizontal and verticalairpassages for. purposes of ventilation-.;;T a V I .j-Another objectis toprovide a sweatbanfd composed of tubular mat'erialqformed into v V :viThus it will. be seen that a iseriesofver- I superimposed annular layerssecuredto:

, gether." v.

a passage of air therethrough.

-Another objectis' toiprovide'asweat-bandcomposed ofafpluralityofannularbands assembled concentrically in spaced, relation,

thereby providing-vertical channels for the A practical embodiment of.my invention is represented in the accompanying drawingsinwhichr=/-.; p

Fig. 1 represents a detail inverted plane view of a portion of a hathaving my improved sweatband inserted therein; I p Fig. 2 representsa'detall vertical, section taken in the plane of the line II--'I I ,ofFig. 1 looking in thedirection of the arrows;

Fig. 3 represents a plan. View of my .im-

' proved sweat band;:. 1

I sweat band is. secured" therein by any well- Fig. at represents a sideelevation of the same partly in-s'ection;

Fig. 5 representsya'planview ofa fied form'of sweat band; and

modi- Fig. '6 represents a side elevation of the same partly in section,a portion of which'is broken away.-

In Figs. 1 and Qthe portion of the hat shown is denoted by.1*, and myimproved known or approved means.

In the form shown in Figs. 1 to4 inclu-v sive,I have illustrated asweat'band com posed of an inner band denoted byv 1', an upper outerband by2,;a lower outer band by 3 and an intermediate band by 4. Theintermediate band. 4' is disposed concentrically around the inner band1, while the head of the'wearer.

outer bands 2,3, are located concentrically upon the intermediate band,The bands are tapered so as to conform substantially to the Each ofthebands is formed of a strand or strands '5 of tubular material, such asstraw, superimposedin' an- .nular layers and secured together in anywell-known and approved mannenf ,In'the present'instance, I haveshownthe-annular lshown "each band formed layers: "securedi by the innera'Pices of the, bends. of each band band fat- 9.

being secured at? to the innerbandl while the outer apic'es of'the bendsare fi'xedto the .upper outer-band at and tothe ltwver outer ticallydisposed. channels .10 will be? located betweentheinner bandlsand theintermediate, band 4, and short upper and lower ver tically disposedchannels 11 12, between the intermediateband :4 and the uppera'ndilowerbandsfZ, 8, respectively; if 1 Channels 1-1, 12,merge intoz op enchambers Y i 13.-forn'ied by the zlgzag' -formation' 'ot the and lowerouter bands 2, 8.

- vintrermediateibaind 4 and between-the upper A band formed-by myimproved structure,

' ,when inserted in a hat, provides efficient ventilation to the head ofthe wearerthrough he tically disposed channels an by reason of thetubular material, such as,

straw, small horizontally disposed 7 open channelsare formed betweentheladjacent annular, laye-rs'of the material, which contact with thewearer. a

i,- It' is tobe understood that while I haVe of continuous strand oftubular material formed into su perim'posed layers, each band maybeformed of a plurality of strands of tubular mate- .3

rial, each strand fixed into a'separate an- It is obvious that variousbe resorted to in the form, construction and arrangement of the bandswithout'departing' {nular layer and each layer superimposed and securedto. the adjacent layer.- In the form shown "in Figst and 6,1 a haveillustrated a sweatlband 14 composed v of superimposed annular layers oftubular 7 material, in which band the means 15 0f" securing the layersis passed vertically I through. the center-of each of the layers a'nd:to the outside oft-he band, so as to present H 'asubstantially smoothor unb'roken surface to thehead ofthe wearer.

changes may f,

from the spirit and scope of my invention ;f

cept as they and hence I do ;not wish to'lbe: limited toj 1. thedetailslher ein' shown anddescribei-ex- 1 -'may be included in theclaims;

What-.Iehim is;- 4

1. A sweat band. for hats comprising a series ofendless bands ofmaterial concen- Y otricallyrydisposed' and secured together, each ofsaid 'bands being composed oi a, continuous strand of tubular. materialformed into.

superimposed annular layers" secured 130- Q gether in substantiallyhorizontal-al-i nement-.

12. A sweat band for hats comprising a series of endless-bands ofmateria lxconcen-w trically disposed and secured together in i sp'acedrelation;'eacl1 of ?saidl)ands being composed of a continuous strandettubular a imaterial formed into superimposed annular layers securedtogether in substantially hori- 3-. A. :sweatband forv hats comprising aseries iof endless bands-concentrically dis' 'o'sed 'and securedftogether; each of'said .='.a ands being composed of a continuous--- 2strand of straw formed intosuperlmposed series of endless bandsconcentrically disposed and secured together,-each of said layerssecuredtogether in substantially hori- "zonta'lalinen'int, certain ofsaid hands heingo-f zigzag formation.

6. A sweat band for hats comprising a series 'of endless bandsconcentrically dis posed and secured together in spaced rela- -tion,*eacl1' of :sai'd hands being composed of a c'ontinuou str ndcof strawformed into superimposed I annular layers secured together insubstantially horizontal 'alirlement,

certain of said bands, beingiof zigzag form-v tion.

bandsbeingj'composedof axconti'nuous strand of straw formed intosuperimposed annular '7'. -A sweat band forhats; comprising inner andouter endless bands concentrically distion interposed betweensaid" innerand outer bands and secured to the hands. at the adj acent points ofcontact With the bands',"each of -str'awformedinto su'perimposed annularlayers secured together. In testimony, that Icl'aim't'hef foregoing asmy inventionfl 'haxie signedmyname i this 12th day" of August, 1926.

DWARD Poo s.

of said bands is being composed of strands

